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Delivering Priority Legislation Act
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9586
To deliver priority legislation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2026
Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small
Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources,
Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce,
Homeland Security, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Education and
Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration,
Financial Services, Veterans' Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select),
the Judiciary, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To deliver priority legislation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering Priority Legislation
Act''.
TITLE I
SEC. 101. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,
OVERSIGHT, AND CONTRACT PROCESSING COSTS FOR SBIR AND
STTR PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(mm)) is amended--
(1) by designating the text of paragraph (1) as
subparagraph (A); and
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (L)
as clauses (i) through (xii), respectively;
(B) by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2030'';
(C) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``3.3
percent''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Transfer of funds.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 2 months
after the date of the enactment of an Act
providing appropriations for the Department of
Defense, the Department of Energy, the
Department of Health and Human Services, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
or the National Science Foundation, the head of
each such entity for which such Act provided
appropriations shall transfer not less than 10
percent of the amount of the funds used for the
purposes described in clauses (i) through (xii)
of subparagraph (A) to the Administrator to
increase the resources of the Administration
for administering the SBIR and STTR programs.
``(ii) Fund use limits.--None of the funds
transferred under clause (i) may be used for or
with respect to any program established under
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15
U.S.C. 661 et seq.).''.
(b) Increasing Participation of Underserved Populations in the SBIR
and STTR Programs.--
(1) In general.--Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Outreach and technical assistance.--A Federal agency
participating in the program under this subsection may use a
portion of the funds authorized for uses under paragraph (1) to
carry out the policy directive required under subsection
(j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of States with
respect to which a low level of SBIR awards have historically
been awarded.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 9(mm)(6) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6)) is amended by striking
``including'' and all that follows and inserting the following:
``including--
``(A) the use of funds transferred under
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for the uses
authorized in such subparagraph and to achieve the
objectives of paragraph (2); and
``(B) the use of other funds under this subsection
to achieve such objectives.''.
TITLE II
SEC. 201. EVERY KID OUTDOORS REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 16 U.S.C. 6804 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``or home-schooled
learner 10'' and inserting ``or fifth grader or home-schooled
learner who is 10 or 11'';
(2) in the heading for subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking
``in grade four''; and
(3) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (5) to read as
follows:
``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated for use by the Secretaries in carrying out
paragraph (3), $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to--
``(A) provide operational and staff support for the
program, including coordination for the National Park
Service to provide operational and staff support in
carrying out the activities of the program;
``(B) promote the program and distribute resources
related to the program to schools, youth-serving
organizations, parents, and caregivers;
``(C) provide transportation services related to
the program to schools and youth-serving organizations
with the greatest financial needs; and
``(D) launch targeted outreach related to the
program for underserved communities and children with
disabilities.''.
TITLE III
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 3221 the following new section:
``SEC. 3222. NATIONAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS CENTER.
``(a) Establishment.--There is within the Administration a National
Nuclear Forensics Center (in this section referred to as the `Center').
``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Center shall be to coordinate
stewardship, planning, assessment, gap analysis, exercises,
improvement, including operational improvements and research,
development, testing, and evaluation, and integration for all Federal
nuclear forensics and attribution activities to ensure an enduring
national technical nuclear forensics capability to strengthen the
collective response of the United States to nuclear terrorism or other
nuclear attacks.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents at the
beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 3221 the following new item:
``Sec. 3222. National Nuclear Forensics Center.''.
(3) Nuclear forensics expertise.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
for Nuclear Security shall develop and implement a plan to
modify the university program of the National Nuclear Security
Administration established under section 6338 of title 10,
United States Code, to include the development of expertise in
nuclear forensics in supporting scientific and engineering
advancement in key Department of Energy defense and national
security program areas.
(b) Conforming Repeals.--
(1) In general.--The Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
(Public Law 111-140) is hereby repealed.
(2) Homeland security act of 2002.--Title XIX of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 590 et seq.) is amended
as follows:
(A) In section 1923--
(i) in subsection (a)--
(I) by striking ``(a) Mission.--'';
(II) in paragraph (9), by striking
the semicolon and inserting ``; and'';
(III) by striking paragraphs (10),
(11), (12), and (13); and
(IV) by redesignating paragraph
(14) as paragraph (10); and
(ii) by striking subsection (b).
(B) In section 1927(a)(1) (6 U.S.C. 596a(a)(1))--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
the semicolon and inserting ``; and'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking
``; and'' and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C).
(c) References and Construction.--Any reference in any law,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to
the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center established within the
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of
Homeland Security, formerly the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
shall be deemed to be a reference to the National Nuclear Forensics
Center established by section 3222 of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act, as added by subsection (a).
TITLE IV
SEC. 401. INTERMITTENT LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA.
(a) Intermittent Leave.--Section 102(b) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)) is amended in paragraph (1) by
striking the first three sentences and inserting the following:
``Subject to paragraph (2), paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (e),
and subsection (f) of section 103 (as appropriate), leave under
subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced
leave schedule.''.
(b) Removal of Certification Requirement for Intermittent Leave.--
Section 103(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.
2613(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by adding ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).
TITLE V
SEC. 501. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Housing and
Federal Housing Commissioner should, acting through the Federal
Housing Administration, insure second mortgages under section
203 of the National Housing Act for properties for which the
Federal Housing Administration has insured a first mortgage, to
facilitate the assumption of such first mortgage by a
subsequent purchaser of such property;
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture should guarantee loans for
eligible housing under section 502(h) of the Housing Act of
1949 that are second mortgages if the Secretary of Agriculture
insures the loan that is the first mortgage against such
eligible housing, to facilitate the assumption of such first
mortgage by a subsequent purchaser of such eligible housing;
and
(3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should insure and
guarantee real estate housing loans secured by second liens
under subchapter I of chapter 37 of title 38, United States
Code, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs insures the first
lien against such real estate, to facilitate the assumption of
the first mortgage against such real estate by a subsequent
purchaser of such real estate.
SEC. 502. INSURANCE FOR SECONDARY MORTGAGES.
(a) Federal Housing Administration.--
(1) In general.--Section 201(a) of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1707(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``a first mortgage'' each place it
occurs and inserting ``a first mortgage or second
mortgage''; and
(B) by striking ``secured thereby.'' and inserting
the following: ``secured thereby; and the term `second
mortgage' means, with respect to real estate against
which there is a first mortgage that has been insured
under section 203, such classes of second liens as are
commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid
purchase price of, real estate, under the laws of the
State in which the real estate is located, together
with the credit instrument, if any, secured thereby''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 203 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by striking ``first
mortgage'' each place it occurs and inserting ``first mortgage
or second mortgage''.
(b) Department of Veterans Affairs.--Section 3703(d)(3) of title
38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``first lien'' and
inserting ``first lien or second lien''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) A real estate housing loan may only be
secured by second lien if the Secretary insures or
guarantees the first lien on such real estate.''.
SEC. 503. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT LOANS GUARANTEED AND INSURED.
(a) Loans Insured by the Federal Housing Administration.--The
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Housing and the Federal Housing
Commissioner shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this section, publish on a public website a list of all
properties for which the Federal Housing Administration has insured a
mortgage under section 203 of the National Housing Act that includes
the following information for each property insured:
(1) The address of the property against which there is a
mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
(2) The date of the origination of the mortgage that is
insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
(b) Loans Insured by the Department of Agriculture.--The Secretary
of Agriculture shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this section, publish on a public website a list of all
properties for which the Department of Agriculture has guaranteed loan
under section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 that includes the
following information for each loan insured:
(1) The address of the property against which there is a
loan guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture.
(2) The date of the origination of the loan that is
guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture.
(c) Loans Insured by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this section, publish on a public website a
list of all properties for which the Department of Veterans Affairs has
insured or guaranteed a housing loan under subchapter I of chapter 37
of part III of title 38, United States Code, that includes the
following information for each housing loan insured or guaranteed:
(1) The address of the property against which there is a
housing loan insured or guaranteed by the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(2) The date of the origination of the housing loan that is
insured or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE VI
SEC. 601. CREDIT FOR HEARING AIDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new section:
``SEC. 25F. CREDIT FOR HEARING AIDS.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter an
amount equal to so much of the amount paid during the taxable year, not
compensated by insurance or otherwise, by the taxpayer for the purchase
of any qualified hearing aid as does not exceed $1,000.
``(b) Income Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under
subsection (a) to any individual if the modified adjusted gross
income of such individual exceeds--
``(A) $300,000 in the case of a head of household
or a joint return, or
``(B) $150,000 in the case of any other individual.
``(2) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `modified adjusted gross income' means
adjusted gross income increased by any amount excluded from
gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
``(c) Qualified Hearing Aid.--For purposes of this section, the
term `qualified hearing aid' means a hearing aid--
``(1) which is described in sections 874.3300 and 874.3305
of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, and is authorized
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for commercial
distribution, and
``(2) which is intended for use--
``(A) by the taxpayer, or
``(B) by an individual with respect to whom the
taxpayer, for the taxable year, is allowed a deduction
under section 151(c) (relating to deduction for
personal exemptions for dependents).
``(d) Election Once Every 5 Years.--This section shall apply with
respect to any individual for any taxable year only if there is an
election in effect with respect to such individual (at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this
section apply for such taxable year. An election to have this section
apply with respect to any individual may not be made for any taxable
year if such an election is in effect with respect to such individual
for any of the 4 taxable years preceding such taxable year.
``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No credit shall be allowed under
subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is
allowed under any other provision of this chapter.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the
following new item:
``Sec. 25F. Credit for hearing aids.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.
TITLE VII
SEC. 701. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Artificial intelligence systems developed by the
People's Republic of China may embed strategic, ideological, or
discriminatory biases that reflect the political or military
objectives of China.
(2) A National Intelligence Estimate is needed to evaluate
the risks these systems pose to United States national security
and democratic institutions.
SEC. 702. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON CHINESE AI SYSTEMS.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on artificial
intelligence systems developed or deployed by entities in the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Elements.--The National Intelligence Estimate required under
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) an evaluation of whether and to what extent China-
developed commercial AI systems exhibit embedded algorithmic
bias, including targeting or discriminatory logic based on
ethnicity, religion, political views, or nationality;
(2) an analysis of the training data sources, model
architectures, and intended use cases of such systems;
(3) an assessment of potential use of such AI systems for
foreign influence operations, surveillance, or information
manipulation targeting the United States or its allies;
(4) identification of risks posed by the global
proliferation of these systems to democratic norms, civil
liberties, and military decision-making; and
(5) recommendations for how the intelligence community and
United States allies should monitor, assess, and counter malign
uses of Chinese AI technology.
(c) Coordination.--In preparing the National Intelligence Estimate
under subsection (a), the Director shall coordinate with the heads of
relevant elements of the intelligence community, including the Director
of the National Security Agency and the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency.
(d) Artificial Intelligence Defined.--In this section, the terms
``artificial intelligence'' and ``AI'' mean any system, algorithm,
software, or model, including those that are commercially available,
that performs tasks requiring human-like cognition, including
perception, prediction, autonomous decision-making, natural language
understanding, or control of physical or digital systems.
TITLE VIII
SEC. 801. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 612. Establishment of corporation to conceal election
contributions and donations by foreign nationals
``(a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for an owner, officer,
attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or other
entity to establish or use the corporation, company, or other entity
with the intent to conceal an activity of a foreign national (as
defined in section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52
U.S.C. 30121)) prohibited under such section 319.
``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined under this title, or
both.''.
(b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 29 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 611 the following:
``612. Establishment of corporation to conceal election contributions
and donations by foreign nationals.''.
TITLE IX
SEC. 901. HEARINGS.
(a) In General.--Each standing committee of the House of
Representatives shall hold a hearing on the implementation of this Act
within one year of enactment.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--Subsection (a) is enacted--
(1) as an exercise of rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives, and, as such, shall be considered as part of
the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede any
other rule of the House only to the extent that rule is
inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the
procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the
House.
TITLE X
SEC. 1001. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, strike
clause 2 and insert the following:
``2. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the
Rules of the House and to the rules of duly constituted committees
thereof.''.
TITLE XI
SEC. 1101. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
TITLE XII
SEC. 1201. APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely:
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
salary and expenses
For an additional amount for necessary expenses for carrying out
section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $1,000,000.
JOINT ITEMS
Joint Economic Committee
For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the Joint
Economic Committee, $1,000,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and to remain
available until expended.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for necessary expenses, $1,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel, Space Force
For an additional amount of expenses, not otherwise provided for,
necessary for the pay and other expenses related to the military
personnel of the Space Force, $1,000,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Science and Technology
For an additional amount of expenses necessary for science and
technology, including research and development activities, at the
Environmental Protection Agency, $1,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy
For an additional amount for necessary expenses, $1,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
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